Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society .
Teachers:
demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning
Artifacts:
This teacher created newsletter allows for the exemplification of the teacher's fluency in technology systems, collaboration with stakeholders, communication of information and effective use of digital tools.
This teacher created website was designed to be a resource for an A.P. Language and Composition class demonstrates the 2nd, 3rd and 4th indicators. It contains a home page that welcomes students and parents to the site, a course description page, a weekly syllabus page with links to assignments, a resource page and pages for a discussion board and podcasts.
Another way teachers introduce their programs and give parents useful information is by using presentations on open house evenings. They can also be printed out as handouts for parents to take home. This is addressing indicator 3.3.
Teachers can keep current daily lesson plans which are easily accessible by parents and students alike. This teacher's websiteoffers weekly classroom activities and power point lectures that students may have missed due to absence.
A Voice Thread is an online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways - using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam) - and share them with anyone they wish. This wiki offers a comprehensive collection of VoiceThread examples from students and teachers of all ages and groups. An online tutorial is also available in printed version .
Other Resources:
OLEs: A comprehensive definition of OLEs from Wikipedia:
http://www.wtvi.com/teks/ This is Wes Fryer's site of tips for integrating technology into the classroom.
Digital tools and resources: A compilation of sites which showcase various digital tools and resources. These sites also provide tips and ideas on how to incorporate the tools into the classroom.
Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society .
Teachers:
demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning
Artifacts:
Other Resources: